UK economy

Recession alarm bells ring for eurozone as Britain bounces back

Recession alarm bells ring for eurozone as Britain bounces back

Business
Robert Johnson

Thanks for joining me. Next has promised it will not increase its selling prices this year as it received a boost from ...

UK must focus on growth rather than inflation

UK must focus on growth rather than inflation

Technology
Laura Adams

“I started from having nothing to lose,” he says. “I had lost a father. There is a sort of determination, I think, ...

Britain at risk of recession as growth revised down

Britain at risk of recession as growth revised down

Business
Robert Johnson

Barclays believes rates will fall to 3.25pc by early 2025. The growth figures reveal the impact of high interest rates on UK ...

Claire Coutinho scraps home heating hydrogen trial after local backlash

Claire Coutinho scraps home heating hydrogen trial after local backlash

Business
Robert Johnson

Vladimir Putin’s war on Ukraine is putting Russia’s economy under “considerable strain”, as Moscow grapples with galloping inflation, a tumbling rouble and ...

Labour will push Britain into a Truss-style meltdown

Labour will push Britain into a Truss-style meltdown

Business
Robert Johnson

Meanwhile, Labour is attracting rising donations led by a £3m gift from Lord David Sainsbury, the former chairman of the supermarket chain, ...

Tesla loses legal challenge against Swedish strikes

Tesla loses legal challenge against Swedish strikes

Business
Robert Johnson

One of Denmark’s largest pension funds has dumped its shares in Tesla because of the carmaker’s failure to agree collective bargaining agreements ...

Bank of England warns private credit poses threat to financial stability

Bank of England warns private credit poses threat to financial stability

Business
Robert Johnson

Sarah Breeden, the Bank’s deputy governor with responsibility for financial stability, said risky corporate lending “is a business model that has grown ...

German construction in ‘perilous plunge’ as Europe’s largest economy struggles

German construction in ‘perilous plunge’ as Europe’s largest economy struggles

Business
Robert Johnson

Thanks for joining me. Tui is considering delisting from the London Stock Exchange and moving its shares to Germany after concerns were ...

FTSE trading down as London Stock Exchange hit by ‘incident’

FTSE trading down as London Stock Exchange hit by ‘incident’

Business
Robert Johnson

Thanks for joining me. Thames Water suffered a 54pc decline in its pre-tax profits  to £246.4m as its debts mounted. The utility ...

Pension fund ownership of UK stocks hits record low

Pension fund ownership of UK stocks hits record low

Business
Robert Johnson

The value of gold hit a new record as markets increasingly bet that interest rates will be cut early next year. Gold ...